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School: Ceis (roll number 15342)

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Kesh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 433

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    The young people danced and sung to their hearts' content while the musicians never tired playing their fiddle. It was the custom for the young boys to dress up in straw and honour the feast by visiting the wedding party and playing and dancing some old Irish reels and jigs. This crowd was known as "strawboys" because they were dressed in straw. Often these "strawboys" demanded money and so their visit often led to disturbance and greatly interfered with the merriment of the wedding party.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Benson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowmaclenany, Co. Sligo